The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-07-09
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Author-A man wha
distance tables out Of I q r, scissors
the population Of cities from n. saa,
an article on .volcanosss' We census
cyclopedia, the rules Of b.. .a mt Il. u
= newspaper almanac AMI vail troy
fishes IL Il under the title s' ., ',sa ppI
thought and Mines Of Kaov Isn'
me term was formerly applis s' sIts
. person who wrote ! - bnol' also
sense It is now obsolete. "VS' N thl}
Beauty. PROFESSIONALS.
Ing Agency. ~ Adveris
congres.-A benevolen, a.,es,,,..
organized for the purpose q ssn aa'los
the Congressional Rscord -, .a'ppordl
whatever may be printed ths,. asAyl'
also, article on Natural O.. avn ~
Critic-See Manager.
Divorce-See Chicago.
Duel-A fashionable
formerly considered Dangerous aeas
now quite popular among as :,
classes on account Of its assured ' hssl
iessness; It is highly reconns aa,s
BY physicians for ali persons wSa
too weak to play base ball
Egg-A tribute Of respect a.,
miration. See Lecturer. ''' v
Fun-See boys and "Headao, ~
Gum. Chewing course d ,,.,l
At . girls school; see also sel
and bed head. V'Fans
Horse-A compilation Of st..
diseases, that develop immsd S'as
after the sale. See "Taken inv
Honest Farmers" aa
lndependent-One who ALWAYS t,..
the other side to show that ha c,n, .1 !
Influenced. .
Judge-A title Of honor .,,,;.a
gentlemen who held stop watches =,
have the best seats at horse r,cs..
uncivilized communities sometin.
applied to persons who preside At n
sessions of courts Of justice,
hlcker--A man who never ORIGIN
ates any thing or suggests any tI;n.
and opposes every thing any one al,
suggests. See '.Mule."
Lady-A female who takes in ws,hl
ing, does kitchen work or wait,
hotel tables. i
Major-A citizen Of Georgia.
Narcotic-See Sermon"
Onion-A drug for st%rengtheniup,b M
breath; much used by confidential rs,
pie whom you cordially dislike ,n1
who are forever trying to whisus|
something to you which you do N
wish to know. |
Professor-Any one except an h
structor in a college or university; usA
ally a horse tanner OR dancing master
sometimes a corn doctor.
Quart-A unit of measure applied \
the size Of the hip pocket; q aasl
which holds about enough for five mel
in Boston, three in Ohio, and one
Arkansas.
Rider-In England, a man who triej
to fall off a horse; in New York, a mad
who does full of. Sec also "Bouacsi
and Buck.
Talk-A singular sound produced
opening q vacuum; a disease often fst,j
to Presidential candidates, who are sp(
to be attacked by it unless restrained
by their friends. See "Lockiaw"
Umbrella A myth Of the nineteenth
century; a piece Of portable property
that can not be held in scverslN3
something which you have not, OF 4
you have, it is not yours; that vhich
can not be kept. See, also, "Thiet'1
vanity-The quality by which . mad
IS enabled to lightly ascend the hng
stairway to the editorial room with J
Wrath-The quality that enables hin|
to 60 down again in half the time
Witness-The principal victim in any
criminal trial; one who is forbidden W
law to say what he saw t
what he heard. See Brow.
beat and Badger
X-Something which we do not hap
pen to have about us for a couple Of
Zodiac--A procession Of animals o.
The cover Of the almanac; the interior
on street parade; merely
Introduced into the language as part
If a scheme to enable the letter lizard
% make itself; huff zed.-Ro6e'
in Brooklyn Eagle.